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2d. He sliall disburse the moneys of the society that shall conio into his 

 hands only upon tlie order of the Secretary, countersigned by the President. 



3d. lie shall keep the moneys received by the society for life memberships 

 as a distinct fund, and shall invest the same under the advice and direction of 

 the Executive Board, ajiplying only the interest accruing thereon to the pur- 

 poses of the general (und. 



4th. Immediately upon assuming his office, and before entering upon its 

 duties, he shall execute to the society an official bond with sufficient sureties, 

 conditioned for the ?afe keeping and disbursement of the moneys of the society, 

 and for the proper discharge of the farther duties of his office, in such sum as 

 shall be specified by the Executive Board. Such bond shall receive the 

 approval of the President, aud shall be deposited with the Secretary. 



5th. lie shall, at the close of each year, report to the Executive Board the 

 amount of money that shall have come into his hands during the year, the 

 sources from which it has been derived, aud the disposition made of the same. 



T. — THE LIBEARIAN. 



1st. The Librarian shall have the custody of the library of the society. He 

 shall be appointed by the Executive Board, and may be displaced at its 

 pleasure. 



2d. He shall act jointly with the Secretary in the care and arrangement of 

 the same, and in tlie reception, custody, and disposal of the volumes of trans- 

 actions annually supplied to the society by the State, 



3d. He shall have the custody of the rooms assigned to the society at the 

 State capitol, together with such books and other property as the society or the 

 board shall diicct to be deposited therein. 



4th. He shall report annually, at the close of the year, to the Executive 

 Board the amount aud condition of the property in his hands. 



VI. — THE EXECUTIVE BOARD. 



1st. The Executive Board shall enact all rules and regulations for the man- 

 agement of the affairs of the society, determine the salaries of its officers, and 

 assume the control and management of its exhibitions. 



2d. It shall have power to displace any officer of the society for neglect of 

 duty or abuse of j)osition, and to fill all vacancies by appointment, to continue 

 till the next annual election. 



3d. The board shall hold four regular sessions during the year, to occur at 

 the times and places for the regular meetings of the society. 



4th. Other meetings may be called by the Secretary, under the advice or 

 direction of the President, or of a majority of its members, at such times and 

 places as may be deemed most convenient; but in all such cases, each member 

 must be notified of the time, place, and object of such meeting. 



5th. It shall be the duty of the board to carefully guard the general inter- 

 ests of the society, to watch over its finances, and to provide for its necessities 

 as they shall arise. 



6th. All important measures shall be submitted to this board, but they may 

 by the board be re-submiLted to the suciety with recommendations. 



7th. The board siiall at the annual meeting submit through the secretary, 

 in connection with the reports of officer?', such farther report upm the con- 

 dition, interests, and prospects of tlie society as it shall judge necessary or 

 expedient. 



